Authentic Kolkata Biryani Recipe

Kolkata is a pilgrimage for biryani lovers. If you call yourself a biryani lover, Kolkata's special biryani is simply must try. Biryani recipes can be described simply as rice and meat cooked in layers of spices. Biryani as a form of food came to Kolkata with the nawab of Lucknow, Wajid Ali Shah, who was exiled in Bengal. So it is fair to say that the Kolkata biryani developed from the Lucknowi biryani recipe.

Most Bengalis are foodies and that reflects clearly in this Bengali recipe. That is why the Kolkata version of biryani is such a delicious innovation. The special features of the Kolkata biryani is that spices are much milder than other biryani recipes. Also, potato is an integral vegetable of this Bengali recipe.